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Trailhead#1 |
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July 11, 2012 07:44:38am |
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GratefulDead
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Starting the journey today |
Well, I decided today that I will listen to every recording of the grateful dead in chronological order. I work in an office by myself all day so it is a great way to pass the time. Figured I could get at least two shows in a day. The early recordings may go faster. Should be interesting and hope to uncover some gems.
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elbow1126 |
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July 11, 2012 08:05:50am |
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Re: Starting the journey today |
There was a guy who used to post here under the name of gilamonster58 who had embarked on the same journey. He discusses it in this thread as he is 11 months in and only into 1974. So I hope you are prepared for a long strange trip! Good luck!
http://archive.org/post/162261/slipknot
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Trailhead#1 |
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July 11, 2012 10:11:32am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Thank you for the info on that post. I love the comments provided as much as the tunes sometimes. It is a hard thing to find now a days a community built around a band (or was it the other way around.) I won't restrict all my listening to just the chronological order at home, in the car, etc. But at work it is on. They challenged me six months ago at work that I wouldn't wear sandals everyday, and now that its summer who's laughing. Have to have good goals in life.
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Tidewater four ten O nine |
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July 11, 2012 04:05:43pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Reminds me of a film I saw a while back.
I think it had Jack Nicholson in it.
Now what was it called ?
Yeah, that's right ........... "The Shining".
Check your typewriter - make sure it don't read:
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy".
Again and again and again ...............
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ringolevio |
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July 11, 2012 10:32:33am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Right and where is that guy now ... did anyone hear from him after 1974?!
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high flow |
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July 11, 2012 11:01:23am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Cliff would say he made it to the end!
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light into ashes |
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July 11, 2012 12:37:49pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Nothing after '78, hmm. I wonder if Brent was too much for him to endure & he quit? Too bad he never gave us a big essay on the development of the Dead...
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elbow1126 |
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July 11, 2012 12:39:12pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
I just listened to 10-31-79 on S/XM and as good as the band was playing, Brent's sound during that period would make it hard to take day after day.
I am also disappointed that he never let us know how it went and what he learned. I always found his posts on his journey to be interesting and insightful.
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snow_and_rain |
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July 11, 2012 09:22:38am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
You'll never make it! It can't be done! It's a fool's errand!
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micah6vs8 |
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July 11, 2012 09:44:26am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Good luck! Leave a trail of breadcrumbs.
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fenario80 |
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July 11, 2012 09:51:26am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Madness, I tell you, sheer gibbering Lovecraftian madness awaits you ...
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bluedevil |
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July 11, 2012 10:15:18am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
You'll uncover some gems but once you get into the early 80's they will become rarer and rarer and rarer. If you make it all the way through the 90s, you are a tougher man (or woman) than I.
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snow_and_rain |
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July 11, 2012 10:30:12am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
The 90s? Pffft.. if you make it through the '86 Dylan and the Dead tour then you'll do just fine.
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high flow |
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July 11, 2012 10:31:41am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Why not go backwards in time?? Ya know?
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Trailhead#1 |
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July 11, 2012 10:42:22am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
I really enjoy the development of the band. How they went from the heavy blues influence, singing harmonies and how that changed over time. Time is perceived as linear only.
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high flow |
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July 11, 2012 10:51:03am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Understood. I am a save the best for last kind of guy. Thus I think I'd like to hear Vince and old Jerry first, then Pig and Jerry the Ripper last.
Corrina first Cream Puff War last.
Samba first Viola Lee Blues last.
95 first 65 last.
If I went the other way, I'd likely peter-out at 1993. Also, it would be easier to get through a year like 1993 if I knew 88-89 were on the horizon rather than 94-95.
In any case, I am not taking the trip and you are! Good luck.
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Mandojammer |
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July 11, 2012 01:33:30pm |
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Re: Starting the journey today |
"If I went the other way, I'd likely peter-out at 1993."
What do you mean 'if'? There is precedent for flow going both ways.
http://archive.org/post/220880/thanks-for-the-warning-about-flowMy goodness that was a bizarre thread back 4 years ago wasn't it? The Grateful Dead and submarine shit showers........
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light into ashes |
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July 11, 2012 12:40:31pm |
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Re: Starting the journey today |
LESH: "I promise to play only anti-notes from now on. I've reached the peak of my career and now I'm going to reverse it!"
GARCIA: "Right, inverse notes! I'm going to play everything I used to play, only starting in the other direction. Going back from now."
- 1983
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snow_and_rain |
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July 12, 2012 08:42:15am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
That's funny!
They always seemed to think they were peaking at that very moment.
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light into ashes |
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July 12, 2012 10:48:34am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Hopefully Trailhead will think so too...
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William Tell |
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July 11, 2012 11:09:23am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
I will hold your hand thru 71 & then you're on your own.
;)
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SomeDarkHollow |
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July 11, 2012 01:00:58pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Beware Tells offering to hold anything of yours.
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craven714 |
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July 11, 2012 01:18:48pm |
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GratefulDead
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Start the journey |
Firstly, welcome. :)
And we dont take to kyndly of trolls or idiots (no offense
Rich) round here~ just a warning.
Honesty is the best policy our new found friend.
Best of luck to you Lewis and/or Clark.
I did 1991 all the way through, and it took me a YEAR as
well. I found myself listing to the same show twice a day
sometimes because I found myself unfocused enough to say,
"better hear that whole thing again, dammit".
So, again, good luck. Keep us posted, unless you are an
@$$hol# with bad intentions.
Sean~ "breadcrumbs" ~ LOL post of the day for me. THANKS
breadcrumbs... what a poopy head :)
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RBNW....new and improved! |
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July 11, 2012 05:08:12pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
curious??? do you really Jones for Quaaludes?
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craven714 |
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July 12, 2012 05:07:13am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
how curious IS bi-curious rich?
The last band I was in was called Serious Jones, and
my favorite shirt to answer your Q:
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RBNW....new and improved! |
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July 12, 2012 07:26:28am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
u POOR bastard!
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craven714 |
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July 12, 2012 02:02:12pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
gr8 come back nitz
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rdenirojb87 |
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July 12, 2012 02:45:42pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
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craven714 |
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July 12, 2012 03:43:55pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Start the journey |
HA!
What a great implication of a scary pussy (no, thats
not directed towrd you rich.......hmmmmmmmmmmmm)
Thats actually one of my family photos.. mom and dad in the
pix ended up eating Rich the kitten. damn good pcp as I
recall.
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deadhead53 |
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July 11, 2012 03:09:28pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
I have been working on this for over a year and a half and I am only mid way through 77, although in full disclosure I did not go chronologically, I started with 70 -73 and then went back and did 66-67 and back to 76 and then 74-77 where I am now. After 77 I plan to go back 69 and finish that up and then go from 78 on through. No particular reason why I chose this way I just felt for me it would keep it fresher if I did it this way. Now unlike you I cannot listen at work (being a teacher does not allow for much music listening during the day) so it has taken me a lot longer than I thought and I am still only halfway there but eventually I will make it through. So enjoy the process and if it becomes too much don't hesitate to listen to something else for a while until you feel ready to go back to the GD, there is some awfully good stuff this band has put out and the fact it is all for us to listen to here is amazing
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scotch_glass |
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July 11, 2012 05:13:31pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Bon voyage! I started the same thing about 18 months ago and made it to the summer of 71 before I gave up and started bouncing around a little bit.
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Trailhead#1 |
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July 12, 2012 05:07:55am |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
Thanks everybody, for the good words of encouragement. Not a troller or a@@hol# (even though I have been called that before ha ha, not even positive what a troller is but my kids laugh at me because I don't have a cell phone or facebook thing.) I just noticed everyday I would bounce around listening to different shows based on comments or certain songs I wanted to hear. So I decided that to really grasp the whole history, I would have to listen like it was a book. Take the good with the bad and so forth. I know it is going to get tough in spots (esp. the nineties) but even the worst years have touches of pure gold (MSG 10-14-94.) I am always listening to other new groups the former members are in; really like the Weir, Greene, and Robinson trio; anything Phil does; and going to check out Mickey at the Terrapin Harvest festival this fall; and a few newer groups esp. Band of Heathens and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.
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rdenirojb87 |
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July 12, 2012 02:34:04pm |
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GratefulDead
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Re: Starting the journey today |
I did a similar thing a few years ago, but didn't listen to EVERY show, and made it to 12/31/71. I only listened to the most popular shows, and ended up listening to around 250 shows, stopping at '71, because I desperately needed to hear different songs and set lists. So many songs I missed hearing.
It was fun, but I don't think I'll ever have a desire to try it again. It would be interesting to know how many people have actually done it all the way through. I wish Mr. Trailhead lots of luck, but I don't see it happening.
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